Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government
Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government Biodiversity Strategy - Gosford City Council - NSW Government
A - 4.3 Geomorphology...................................................................................... 83 A - 4.4 Soils........................................................................................................ 84 A - 4.5 Climate ................................................................................................... 88 A - 4.6 Catchment Boundaries........................................................................... 89 A - 4.7 Aboriginal History ................................................................................... 89 A - 4.8 European Settlement.............................................................................. 90 A - 4.9 Current Landuse..................................................................................... 92 A - 4.10 Population and Trends ........................................................................... 92 A - 4.11 References ............................................................................................. 95 A - 5.0 TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY .............................................................................. 96 A - 5.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 96 A - 5.2 Native Vegetation Communities ............................................................. 97 A - 5.2.1 Distribution of Native Vegetation ................................................. 97 A - 5.2.2 Vegetation Mapping.................................................................... 98 A - 5.2.3 Significant Vegetation Communities.......................................... 104 A - 5.2.4 Rainforest Communities ............................................................ 109 A - 5.2.5 Wetland Communities .............................................................. 109 A - 5.2.6 Riparian or Riverbank Communities.......................................... 109 A - 5.2.7 Recommendations arising from Previous Mapping Projects ..... 110 A - 5.3 Terrestrial Flora .................................................................................... 111 A - 5.3.1 Diversity of Gosford Flora.......................................................... 111 A - 5.3.2 Threatened and Rare Plant Species ......................................... 112 A - 5.4 Terrestrial Fauna .................................................................................. 114 A - 5.4.1 Diversity of Gosford Fauna........................................................ 114 A - 5.4.2 Threatened Fauna Species ....................................................... 114 A - 5.4.3 Invertebrates.............................................................................. 116 A - 5.4.4 Fauna Species of Particular Interest ......................................... 116 A - 5.5 Fungi and Microbial Biodiversity........................................................... 120 A - 5.6 Significant Habitat ................................................................................ 121 A - 5.6.1 Tree Hollows and other ‘Old Growth’ Values............................. 121 A - 5.6.2 Wildlife Corridors and Linkages................................................. 122 A - 5.6.3 Regional Corridor Planning ....................................................... 123 A - 5.6.4 Local Corridor Mapping ............................................................. 125 A - 5.7 References .......................................................................................... 126 A - 6.0 AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY ..................................................................................... 129 A - 6.1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 129 A - 6.2 Aquatic Habitats ................................................................................... 130 A - 6.2.1 Estuaries.................................................................................... 130 A - 6.2.2 Marine Habitats ......................................................................... 145 A - 6.2.3 Freshwater Habitats .................................................................. 147 A - 6.3 References ........................................................................................... 152 A - 7.0 ISSUES FOR BIODIVERSITY ............................................................................... 153 A - 7.1 Introduction........................................................................................... 153 A - 7.2 Habitat Loss and Fragmentation of Native Vegetation......................... 154 A - 7.3 Weeds .................................................................................................. 155 A - 7.4 Feral and Introduced Pest Animals ...................................................... 156 A - 7.4.1 Foxes........................................................................................ 156 A - 7.4.2 Feral Deer.................................................................................. 157 A - 7.4.3 Feral Pigs .................................................................................. 157 A - 7.4.4 Aquatic Pests............................................................................. 157 A - 7.4.5 Feral Cats .................................................................................. 157 A - 7.4.5 Wild Dogs .................................................................................. 157 A - 7.5 Diseases............................................................................................... 157 A - 7.6 Companion Animals ............................................................................. 158 Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 31
A - 7.7 Human Interactions with Native Species.............................................. 159 A - 7.8 Fire Management ................................................................................. 160 A - 7.9 Hydrological Changes and Environmental Flows................................. 161 A - 7.10 Degradation of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat and Water Quality ......... 163 A - 7.11 Authorised and Unauthorised Landuse Impacts .................................. 165 A - 7.12 Recreational and Commercial Use of Natural Resources.................... 165 A - 7.13 Climate Change.................................................................................... 166 A - 7.14 References ........................................................................................... 168 Biodiversity - Technical Report Page 32
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A - 7.7 Human Interactions with Native Species.............................................. 159<br />
A - 7.8 Fire Management ................................................................................. 160<br />
A - 7.9 Hydrological Changes and Environmental Flows................................. 161<br />
A - 7.10 Degradation of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat and Water Quality ......... 163<br />
A - 7.11 Authorised and Unauthorised Landuse Impacts .................................. 165<br />
A - 7.12 Recreational and Commercial Use of Natural Resources.................... 165<br />
A - 7.13 Climate Change.................................................................................... 166<br />
A - 7.14 References ........................................................................................... 168<br />
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